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BBC Japan
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| Type | Satellite |
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| Availability |  Japan |
| Founder | BBC Worldwide |
| Owner | BBC |
| Launch date | December 1, 2004 |
BBC Japan was a television channel from the BBC available via satellite in Japan. Similar in format to BBC Prime, which now broadcasts a service in other Asian countries, BBC Japan showed such BBC programmes as Blackadder and Fawlty Towers, with many of them subtitled in Japanese.
The channel launched on December 1, 2004 and was available over Sky PerfecTV! 110 and 4th MEDIA.
On 20 March 2006, the BBC announced that its distributor JMC "no longer has the financial means to honour its contractual commitments to distribute the BBC Japan channel". On 24 April 2006, the BBC confirmed that BBC Japan would cease broadcasting on 30 April 2006, but would be seeking carriage for a replacement channel in Japan.
UK channels: BBC One (Northern Ireland) (Scotland) (Wales) • BBC Two (Northern Ireland) (Scotland) (2W)• BBC Three • BBC Four • BBC News 24 • BBC Parliament • CBBC Channel • CBeebies • BBC HD
International channels: BBC America • BBC Canada • BBC Food • BBC Kids • BBC Prime • BBC Entertainment • BBC World • BBC Knowledge • BBC Arabic Television
Joint ventures: Animal Planet • People+Arts • UKTV (UK and Ireland) • UK.TV (Australia and New Zealand)
Defunct channels: BBC Knowledge • BBC Choice • BBC World Service Television • BBC TV Europe • BBC Japan
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